Porn has a high attrition rate when it comes to those who fall into the drug trap. But on the bright side most people who do porn come out unscathed. The tragic stories are a minority.

Jun 17, 2014 at 3:57 pm · @Reply ·

tdx3fan

He is 36, there are not many options that equate to natural causes. I’m going to venture a guess this was either drugs or suicide or both. Perhaps it was a tragic accident or murder.

What a horrible way to live your life and what a horrible age to die at.

Yes, I still watch gay porn, and yes that last statement makes me a hypocrite.

Jun 17, 2014 at 4:18 pm · @Reply ·

sothikkitzsikk

You are Wrong. I am from Tulsa Oklahoma where he Lived and Unfortunatly Cameron Died of Complications to Aids. He was extremely sick and his poor fragile body could no longer fight off the infection.. You should really never assume that drugs and or sucide has something to do with it.. He will be missed by many..

Jun 17, 2014 at 4:27 pm · @Reply ·

barkomatic

@sothikkitzsikk: That’s sad to hear. I am amazed that with all the drugs available today that a young gay man can still die of complications from AIDS.

@sothikkitzsikk: Many porn stars have died from drug use and some by suicide. Neither is out of the realm of impossibility. People are free to speculate until we hear from a reliable source. I’m presuming you are correct in saying what the cause was.

RIP Cameron Fox. You were hot.

Jun 17, 2014 at 5:05 pm · @Reply ·

DavidBin214

Cameron / Shane died from complications due to HIV. Yes there are MANY who do die from HIV even these days when medicine is so prevalent. It’s unfortunate that the majority of those who die from it either do not have or find the resources to pay for their medicine OR they just refuse to take their meds.

Shane will be missed. But let’s not let his death be marred by those who want to assume his death was caused by drugs or suicide. Neither are true.

A lesson to be learned for those who are suffering from this dreaded disease is that is you are prescribed meds for your HIV PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue taking your meds. Even if you don’t think you need them .. TAKE THEM. There is a reason they were prescribed.

But now let’s please mourn Cameron / Shane’s death by remembering him and his short life!

Jun 17, 2014 at 5:14 pm · @Reply ·

JayPreis

@barkomatic: Like all drugs, the HIV anti-viral drugs have side effects, and not everyone can handle the side effects. For all we know, he might have died from the side effects of anti-viral drugs.

Jun 17, 2014 at 5:37 pm · @Reply ·

JayPreis

@DavidBin214: There’s still no cure for AIDS. There are only various anti-viral drugs to suppress the HIV viral load in order to keep the immune system working. But like most drugs, HIV anti-viral drugs have side effects, and not everyone can handle the side effects. For all we know, he might have died from the side effects of the anti-viral drugs he was taking. Or maybe the anti-viral drugs he was taking didn’t work for him. Not all drugs are effective in all people.

Like all drugs, the HIV anti-viral drugs have side effects, and not everyone can handle the side effects.

Furthermore, “co-infections” like Hep C and non-infectious “co-diseases” like diabetes may have a higher fatality rate in HIV+ people (even when the HIV itself is well-controlled and never progresses to AIDS) than in HIV- people — presumably because of cumulative stress on the body that’s on top of the stress caused by the antiviral meds.

And, arguably, if a person with HIV and Hep C dies from liver failure, the liver failure should be statistically counted as a complication of HIV (even though the primary cause of the liver failure was hepatitis, and even though the HIV had not progressed to AIDS).

I want to add that I have absolutely nothing against porn stars. I still masturbate often watching them. I admire their beauty. And I don’t think their work is immoral, because it does not bring any damage to anyone, only pleasure.

I only worry that so many of them have trouble finding jobs after retiring (this is very unfair) and that so many of them have personal problems. The stygma of being a porn star should not exist.

Jun 17, 2014 at 9:12 pm · @Reply ·

Stache99

@sothikkitzsikk: I’m curious how you know. Were you friends or are you basing that off just by the way he looked.

I’ve been a drug addict myself and people used to think the same of me.

You can suffer from immune deficiency without having HIV. Illicit drugs are known to cause immune deficiency. Not eating well can cause immune deficiency. Not sleeping enough can cause immune deficiency.

Take-home message: just because you have immune deficiency, it doesn’t mean you have HIV.

Jun 17, 2014 at 10:01 pm · @Reply ·

Teeth

First off– a guy is dead. A guy who most people say was pretty nice. So let’s maybe just wish his family and loved ones well, and be glad that his pain is over.
Secondly, the judgey crap about him having done porn is misguided. Many people get sick who have never done porn. He didn’t die of porn. So don’t be stupid. People make mistakes. Everyday in this country people die preventable deaths from lifestyle choices. Diabetes. Heart Disease. Stroke. Most Cancers. His errors were no less moral than the chubby Walmart crowd. Finally.. if it was AIDS, then I think it’s something we SHOULD talk about (latter), because so many gay men seem to think that meds have made AIDS a simple condition. It’s still a TERRIBLE disease, and destroys lots of lives. So either be safe or get on PreP. (imo).

Jun 17, 2014 at 10:22 pm · @Reply ·

Marc

@redcarpet: Seriously?? Sorry, but if they were unscathed, they would not have gone into porn. Sorry, I don’t sugar coat anything. I am not demeaning, because it is their choice, their life. But your ending to this story is rather naïve.

Jun 17, 2014 at 11:39 pm · @Reply ·

Marc

@tdx3fan: no, that does not make you a hypocrite. you enjoy what they are paid to do. their personal life is not your responsibility.

@Marc: I’m just curious to know how much research has gone into this for you to be making your expert not sugar coated, “non-naive”, statement cabout this and how many porn actors you have personally known to be so gospel certain that every porn actor that ever lived and ever shall live was “per-scathed” to have entered into porn in the first place. Thanks in advance.

@DarkZephyr: To narrow that (over-worded) down, you’re asking how I know? I do not know. As I do not think REDCARPET knows they all come out unscathed. You are presumptuous to assume there are no other possible motives.

@jar: My initial comment was to REDCARPET’s saying people can come out of the porn industry unscathed.

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:11 am · @Reply ·

Snapper59

The only thing I can believe here is that he is apparently dead. RIP.
I, too, would be interested to see something more than internet message board conjecture, like a formal obituary or newspaper story. I have my own to add btw: I spoke once to someone who was the bottom for him in a movie filmed that week: he said he was not nice, gay for pay, and higher than a kite.

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:39 am · @Reply ·

Snapper59

In his escort “life” he was also a well-known AVOID – he ripped people off routinely, mostly with prepay and no-show.

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:40 am · @Reply ·

Stache99

@Snapper59: Wow dude. Even if he did all the things you say who the f*ck cares. The only thing I’ve gathered from your queen gossip babbling is that you’re just a sad and pathetic POS. Next..

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:56 am · @Reply ·

Marc

@Stache99: You sound pretty bitchy/queeny yourself in regards to Snapper59’s post. Who cares??? maybe the people that he ripped off while idiots assume it is not important. I suppose you can pick and select which sins who you forgive, as long as it did not effect you.

Jun 18, 2014 at 1:05 am · @Reply ·

Stache99

@Marc: Please. Lol No sh*thead. I would just write it off considering the circumstances. As any decent person would.

Jun 18, 2014 at 1:16 am · @Reply ·

Stache99

@Marc: You guys go ahead and gossip on. I won’t respond. Lets hear who he’s cheated with and whatever other trivial BS you can add. My apologies.

Jun 18, 2014 at 1:25 am · @Reply ·

BECQueerty

He was beautiful. I thank him for sharing his beauty and sexuality for the rest of us. May his soul find everlasting peace and happiness among the stars.

@Marc: I’m not the one presuming anything, buddy-boy. It was you who did that by declaring that *every* porn star ever has been pre-scathed before even entering into porn. I find it ironic that your answer to what you feel was a too-sweeping statement based on not enough information was to make a too-sweeping statement based on not enough information.

Jun 18, 2014 at 3:23 am · @Reply ·

michael mellor

Porn is not about sexuality. It’s about prostitution.

Jun 18, 2014 at 4:51 am · @Reply ·

MrsPatrickCampbell

Either drugs (aka “AID$) or knowing too much about someone or something (aka “suicide”).

He was a very nice guy. We used to live near each other. He loved to sing, he was generous with his time, he had a great sense of humor. I knew him for a long time before I knew he was an actor, I assume because the was afraid I might judge him. He liked to drink, and if he liked to do other things he was considerate enough to keep that out of our friendship. He was not gay for pay. He was a vibrant, friendly, sweet, proud gay man and I will miss him.

Jun 18, 2014 at 6:03 am · @Reply ·

seaguy

So tacky and rude to the deceased to openly speculate about causes of death especially when making statements like he died of a drug overdose, or he died of AIDS when you do not know that for sure. And why is it anyones business anyway?

How would you like it if you died suddenly and everyone was speculating like they are above?

@Snapper59: And you know this from having hired him and been ripped off? OR are you just being a gossip and have no idea if what your say8ing if even true?

Careful Karma’s a bitch and she will come back to haunt you if you’re spreading lies about the dead.

Jun 18, 2014 at 8:04 am · @Reply ·

sportyguy1983

Poor/irresponsible life choices have consequences.

Jun 18, 2014 at 9:04 am · @Reply ·

joey

i met this guy several years ago in Hollywood, i was at the gay porn awards — a friend in porn took me along– he was a very kind sweet guy. he was hot and even posed for several (“fun”) pictures with me too. the next month after that i was in san fran for pride and chi chi invited me up on her float for more pictures. he was there and we spent a bit of the afternoon together. again he was very sweet and kind. his friends in porn gave him the nick name “Hollywood”. as far as some saying hiv drugs can kill you too thats not very true today, i have friends on hiv drugs and most everyone is fine these drugs have come a long way, if he died because he wasnt able to treat his hiv thats sad..

Jun 18, 2014 at 9:10 am · @Reply ·

YouGoGurl

The fact that he is being lauded as some kind of celebrity for fucking or getting fucked on camera is laughable to begin with. And as one who is old enough to have been his father, whose entire social circle (but one or two), including ex-boyfrineds and partners, had died from this disease, and who had worked tirelessly on education and protested in the streets, etc., long before this ‘celebrity’ came of sexual age — I find it both insulting and pathetic that he died of AIDS. I was lucky. He was stupid. Of course, there are exceptions, but very few. Sometimes I wonder what it was all about, if anyone remembers the thousands of dead and infected during the 70’s and early 80’s, has anyone been listening or did anyone even care? Why have we allowed new infections (not to mention the upsurge in gonorrhea) to be accepted without speaking out so as not to seem politically incorrect? What a world. I don’t know … reading the infighting here and the cause of death etc brought back so many painful memories and difficult lessons. That’s life, I guess.

Why does it matter how he died? The fact of the matter, he has. Of course it’s very sad when someone so young passes away but not uncommon. Rather than theorize about how it happened, remember that someone is gone and it has a lasting impact on his family, friends and all those who loved him.

Jun 18, 2014 at 9:36 am · @Reply ·

Snapper59

@seaguy: There was a gay porn message board called ATKOL back in the early 90s which was quite popular and frequented by ChiChi LaRue and “pornstars” and agents and really was the first place I knew of where the underbelly of the industry was openly discussed. That’s what I’m remembering. Sorry if it bothers you. I said it was conjecture except for the person I talked with first person who worked with him and wasn’t complimentary. That happened. I was there.

Jun 18, 2014 at 9:50 am · @Reply ·

Stache99

@Snapper59: No. You were not there. You heard some gossip on some message board is all. Then you repeated it like you were there. No one here cares except for your fellow gossip gurl friend Marc.

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:30 pm · @Reply ·

Stache99

@sportyguy1983: About what I expected from you. I’ll be sure to write a fitting eulogy for you too.. “Being a judgmental as*hole has consequences.”

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:35 pm · @Reply ·

Stache99

@seaguy: Michael Mellor is our resident troll. Used to go as Jimbryant till he got kicked off. Best not to take him serious.

Jun 18, 2014 at 12:43 pm · @Reply ·

vive

Very sad to hear. Condolences to family and friends.

I think Queerty should either moderate or close comments to death announcements out of basic respect, since there are always some evil people commenting who have no basic human decency. After all, Queerty routinely closes comments on other items that are totally trivial in comparison.

Jun 18, 2014 at 1:21 pm · @Reply ·

crowebobby

A side note: It’s pretentious as hell to use “whom” when speaking/writing American English, but if you insist upon using it, try to use it correctly

Jun 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm · @Reply ·

Lovelife

He was gorgeous. No disrespect to him, but why does protection continue to be an “unsexy” thing to do

ASSUMING that his death was in some way HIV-related, then it “matters,” arguably, because he was 22 when he got into porn in 1999, which means that he was about eight years old in 1985, when the Surgeon General sent out that letter to every household in America advising anal sex appeared to transmit HIV more effectively than vaginal or oral sex, and that condoms were an effective means of protection. It matters that some people continue to be reckless and lackadaisical about safer-sex guidelines that have been well-established and well-publicized since the mid-’80s.

That said, ASSUMING that Fox was HIV+, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions about safe-sex practices (or lack thereof) at the studio(s) where Fox worked as a porn performer. (There are many known examples of porn actors who caught HIV from whatever they did when “off the clock” in their personal lives, and not as a result of unsafe sex on the porn set.)

Jun 18, 2014 at 4:15 pm · @Reply ·

jar

@crowebobby: That’s pretty assinine. If using whom properly is pretentious in your world, I suggest you upgrade.

Jun 18, 2014 at 4:41 pm · @Reply ·

vive

@Throbert McGee, I find it inappropriate to turn someone’s tragic death from known or unknown causes into an opportunity to insert some moral statement blaming victims of this terrible virus for bringing it on themselves.

i knew Shane personally,back in the early 2000’s at the Hideway Club in dallas-to me he was always nice and respectful- actually a pretty dam good singer at open mic night-back in the day.I am truly saddened by his death at such a young age.I do not presume to know the cause of his death, the information is not clear at this time- although several people here claim to know the cause of his demise. I am saddend from what i read that he will be cremated and no memorial-He dserves the respect of a human being that lived and died- maybe he made some bad choices – but haven’t we all? i would hope and pray that his family would at least give a memorial- everyone deserves respect in death.I have a sickening feeling that his family disowned him- according to the responce they gave media.Dear Family of Shane- give him the honor of a decent burial.Life is short- and i don’t care if he was a porn star- deep down he was a good guy- may he rest in peace and don’t judge him- that is not our place- Paul

Jun 20, 2014 at 4:47 am · @Reply ·

paul88ks

i also remember Shane coming to me to see if I would help him make a CD- around 2005- he was trying to start a musical career- and he had the talent- outside of porn- to do it- but he left town shortly after that – and I did not hear from him again- until I read this article- I hope and pray that he found peace.What a sad day! I will remember him with is Good looks -boyish charm- and a talent undiscovered in music! Peace- Shane- I was glad to know you1 By the Way- I am a professional pianist so thats why he approached me to make a demo of him singing- but it never came to fruition- i am sorry – I am just shocked and bewildered about what happened to him!

Jun 20, 2014 at 4:56 am · @Reply ·

Marc69

I had the privilege of knowing and loving Shane. We met in 1995 when he was just 18. He had a fake ID and got into a 21+ club. It was very late and he approached me and asked me to dance. Just as we took to the dance floor the final song started. It was a ballad and he immediately put his arms around me. He asked for my number but didn’t have pen or paper. He remembered it and called me 1st thing in the morning. We dated for a short time and he always called me his 1st Love…something I have always cherished. It was Shane’s decision to move to Dallas and it was mine to stay in Tulsa. Although many miles and years separated us, we were never far from each other and continued to Love one another until his recent death. Shane visited me for the last time in 2011 and we did nothing but walk the beach, talk and share memories for 3 days. He continuously thanked me for always wanting the best for him, loving him unconditionally and always pushing him to finish school. He was and always will be just Shane to me… a beautiful, kind, compassionate, fun spirited, loving young man. Although most will have his pics and movies to remember him… His true beauty and spirit could never be captured in a photograph or on film. He was incredibly special.

@Marc69: :'( Thank you for sharing (and to the rest of you who knew him personally thank you too) I’ve read each story and it makes this more and more sad.

Jun 22, 2014 at 6:01 am · @Reply ·

Random

@Throbert McGee The fact is, if you have sex then you are at risk of contracting HIV.

Stating that becoming positive is because people were ‘reckless and lackadaisical’ is extremely judgmental and only adds to the stigma around the disease. Studies have shown that stigma prevents people from getting tested and disclosing their status, both factors which lead to more people becoming infected – something I assume you don’t wish to happen(?).

Aside from that, it hasn’t been confirmed that Cameron Fox was HIV+ let alone died of anything associated with the virus, so your soap boxing about his death is not only extremely distasteful but also possibly inaccurate too.

Jun 23, 2014 at 8:22 am · @Reply ·

Disagreeing with the homosexual lifestyle choice

AIDS: Kills Fags Dead.

What a surprise? Another sicko confused sodomite pervert dies of AIDS. No big loss.

2) Please cite your evidence that shows that ‘a homosexual lifestyle choice….recruits kids’. The whole world is is geared up for and promotes heterosexuality, and yet gay people still have same sex desires, many in spite of wishing they didn’t, which is why many gay people feel they have to hide their sexuality. So, if you have any scientific proof that gay people are recruiting children then please post it, otherwise I suggest you stop spreading your bigotry and hatred.